Rhaetian Railway (Switzerland)

Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes, brings together two historic railway lines that cross the Swiss Alps through two passes. 

Opened in 1904, the Albula line in the north western part of the property is 67 km long. 

It features an impressive set of structures including 42 tunnels and covered galleries and 144 viaducts and bridges. 

The 61 km Bernina pass line features 13 tunnels and galleries and 52 viaducts and bridges. 

The property is exemplary of the use of the railway to overcome the isolation of settlements in the Central Alps early in the 20th century, with a major and lasting socio-economic impact on life in the mountains. 

It constitutes an outstanding technical, architectural and environmental ensemble and embodies architectural and civil engineering achievements, in harmony with the landscapes through which they pass.

The five most beautiful wallpapers and pictures of the Rhätian railway in Switzerland.

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Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

This famous pilgrimage site in north-west Spain became a symbol in the Spanish Christians' struggle against Islam. 

Destroyed by the Muslims at the end of the 10th century, it was completely rebuilt in the following century. 

With its Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque buildings, the Old Town of Santiago is one of the world's most beautiful urban areas. 

The oldest monuments are grouped around the tomb of St James and the cathedral, which contains the remarkable Pórtico de la Gloria.

The five most beautiful wallpapers and pictures of Santiago de Compostela in Spain.

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Virgin Komi Forests (Russia)

The Virgin Komi Forests cover 3.28 million ha of tundra and mountain tundra in the Urals, as well as one of the most extensive areas of virgin boreal forest remaining in Europe. 

This vast area of conifers, aspens, birches, peat bogs, rivers and natural lakes has been monitored and studied for over 50 years. 

It provides valuable evidence of the natural processes affecting biodiversity in the taiga.

The five most beautiful wallpapers and pictures of Komi forests in Russia.

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Laurisilva of Madeira (Portugal)

The Laurisilva of Madeira is an outstanding relict of a previously widespread laurel forest type. 

It is the largest surviving area of laurel forest and is believed to be 90% primary forest. 

It contains a unique suite of plants and animals, including many endemic species such as the Madeiran long-toed pigeon.

The five most beautiful wallpapers and pictures of Laurisilva on Madeira.

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Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica (Poland)

The Churches of Peace in Jawor and Ś widnica, the largest timber-framed religious buildings in Europe, were built in the former Silesia in the mid-17th century, amid the religious strife that followed the Peace of Westphalia.
Constrained by the physical and political conditions, the Churches of Peace bear testimony to the quest for religious freedom and are a rare expression of Lutheran ideology in an idiom generally associated with the Catholic Church.

The five most beautiful wallpapers of the peace churches in Jawor and Świdnica in Poland.

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Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa (Peru)

Located in the arid Peruvian coastal plain, some 400 km south of Lima, the geoglyphs of Nasca and the pampas of Jumana cover about 450 km2 . 

These lines, which were scratched on the surface of the ground between 500 B.C. and A.D. 500, are among archaeology's greatest enigmas because of their quantity, nature, size and continuity. 

The geoglyphs depict living creatures, stylized plants and imaginary beings, as well as geometric figures several kilometres long. 

They are believed to have had ritual astronomical functions.

The five most beautiful wallpapers and pictures of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana in Peru.

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Bay of Islands (New Zealand)

The Bay of Islands is a 16 km wide bay, 60 km north of Whangarei on the north-east coast of the Northland region of the north island of New Zealand.

The five most beautiful wallpapers and pictures of the Bay of Islands in New Zealand.

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